It has been recorded from east-central and southeastern Madagascar, at 600-1100 m asl (Andreone and Vences 2008).

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special BehaviorsHabits: Found along relatively slow-moving rainforest streams at rather low elevations. Specimens are found during the day on the forest floor and can be locally rather common but were never heard calling (Glaw and Vences 2007).

Trends and ThreatsListed as least concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. Though it occurs in many protected areas, its forest habitat is receding due to subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacture, and invasive spread of eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlements (Andreone and Vences 2008).

Possible reasons for amphibian decline

General habitat alteration and lossHabitat modification from deforestation, or logging related activitiesIntensified agriculture or grazingUrbanizationSubtle changes to necessary specialized habitat

CommentsTaken with permission from Glaw and Vences (2007) and Andreone and Vences (2008).

Glaw, F., and Vences, M. (2007). Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences and Glaw Verlag, Köln.

Written by Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences (m.vences AT tu-bs.de), Assistant Professor and Curator of Vertebrates at the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Zoological Museum at the University of AmsterdamFirst submitted 2003-02-21Edited by Catherine Aguilar (2009-05-01)